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Leading medics call for independent review into physician associates

Leading medics have called for an independent review into medical associates. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said there should be a review into physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) to “clarify claims around their safety ...

01 Oct 2024 at 08:50

Leading doctors to launch legal action over physician associates

Leading doctors launch legal action over physician associates

Leading doctors plan to launch legal action against the medical regulator amid rising concerns about the use of physician associates. The British Medical Association said it needed to take action before the “uncontrolled experiment” of the use of ...

24 Jun 2024 at 17:02

UK’s GP body votes to oppose use of physician associates in surgeries

The UK’s GP body has voted to oppose the use of physician associates (PAs) in doctor surgeries. The governing council of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) voted 61% in favour of opposing their role, citing patient safety grounds. It comes after a ...

20 Sept 2024 at 18:02

Little evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe – research

There is little evidence that employing physician associates (PAs) in the NHS is safe or that they improve patient care, a review from Oxford University has found. Experts said studies relating the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs) ...

07 Mar 2025 at 00:01

NHS physician associates: Consultation launched on regulation

A medical regulator has launched a consultation into how it should oversee NHS physician associates (PAs), who have been at the centre of controversy following a patient death. The General Medical Council (GMC) said it wanted to hear from ...

26 Mar 2024 at 00:01

‘Our daughter would still be alive if she had seen GP and not an associate’

The parents of a woman who died after being misdiagnosed by a physician associate say their daughter would still be alive if she had seen a GP instead. Brendan Chesterton, 64, a retired maths and ICT teacher, and his wife Marion, 65, a ...

07 Mar 2024 at 18:30

Physician associates who mislead patients ‘could face serious misconduct probe’

Physician associates who “deliberately” mislead patients about their status could be investigated for serious misconduct under new guidelines from the medical regulator. The General Medical Council (GMC) has published its proposed ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:22

Physician associates are ‘not substitutes’ for GPs, NHS says

Physician associates (PAs) are “not substitutes” for GPs and must be supervised, NHS England has said. A new letter to all GP surgeries, primary care network clinical directors, integrated care board chief executives and NHS ...

28 Mar 2024 at 10:31

Physician associates should ‘never be used to replace doctors’ – Streeting

Patient safety will be at the forefront of changes to the roles of NHS physician associates (PAs), who should “never be used to replace doctors”, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting pledged to implement in full the ...

16 Jul 2025 at 17:54

Allowing physician associates to take on doctors’ responsibilities ‘costs lives’

Allowing physician associates (PAs) to take on the responsibilities of NHS doctors costs lives, an expert from the University of Oxford has said. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, lead author of new research on the issue, said ...

07 Mar 2025 at 11:04

GPs using fewer physician associates, survey suggests

GPs are cutting back on the use of physician associates (PAs), polling suggests. A new survey, conducted by the GP magazine Pulse, found that 21% of 425 GP networks in England said they had reduced PA numbers in the last ...

19 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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